Munshi Premchand's Guldasta is a series of episodic short stories based on the famous tales which got penned by him many decades ago. The show got aired on the Doordarshan Network, which is India’s national television network. The series dealt with most of the topics which got covered and popularized by Munshi Premchand in his works. Stories would touch upon themes dealing with moral values, the society and the youth of the nation. The series garnered critical acclaim and got loved by fans as well for its simple narrative and the realistic and touching stories. The show got produced by the house of Drishti Films, and they have made a notable appearance on Doordarshan and had a profound impact on Indian audiences irrespective of class and creed.
All the stories got based upon his work. Each is distinctly unique, and they depict issues such as corruption, dowry, ragging in the college and gender-based discrimination against women, amongst others. The stories tend to have a truly universal approach to the problems which get faced by us even today in the modern era. Munshi Premchand established himself as one of the most famous names to ever grace the literary world. The story of his life is not unlike any other ordinary man who has lived and walked this Earth. But what made him stand out of the crowd were the numerous works which he composed during his lifetime.
The tales get read even today with a lot of enthusiasm and admiration by all age groups. He had managed to obtain the role of a teacher in a school. Soon after that he managed to get promoted to the position of the Deputy Inspector of Schools. During the peak of the freedom struggle, when Mahatma Gandhi called upon the Nation to join the non-cooperation movement, he quit his position and started devoting his energy to write full-time. Munshi Premchand came to get called Shakespeare in the world of Hindi literature.
All those who are fond of good stories and Hindi literature, need no introduction to him. He has established himself as one of the most well-known figures in the literary world. The stories all revolve around the social conditions which prevailed in his time. They provided an authentic representation of the people and their daily struggles. The situations are all steeped in real life. These stories helped him become one of the most loved and trusted writers of his time as compared to his contemporaries.